Second homes: 40%, a higher share than 96% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 164 residents in 84 households. Across Planzolles, 17% of households are couples with children. 1.1% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%.
Throughout this page, the Ardèche median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Planzolles
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 62 second homes and occasional dwellings in Planzolles, 40% of its 150 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 95% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Planzolles’ residents are under 53.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Planzolles had 135 residents at the 2012 census and 164 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A smaller share of flats than 88% of compared French towns: 9.1%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
4.9% of homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%). To put it in context, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
A +21% change since 2012: faster than 92% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ardèche town +4%. The first five years brought ±0%; the six to 2023, +21%.
Planzolles is older than 92% of compared French towns: a median age of 53.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Planzolles 53.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 33%, above 91% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 14: 7.1% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 44% in Planzolles, more than in 82% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; Planzolles has 11%. Set beside that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €20,580 a year in standard of living
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of Planzolles’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €20,580 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a retired person than 91% of compared French towns, at 22%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Planzolles comes in at 22%. This Ardèche town has fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 80% of compared French towns, at 5.6%. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 5.9% in Planzolles, more than in 63% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Here 7.7% of residents are immigrants, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. Against that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Ardèche has 9.3%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 58% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
45% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 62% of compared French towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The census found that 25% of residents 15 and over are single in Planzolles. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Planzolles ranks below 92% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 11%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Planzolles, 40%. On average, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 7th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
A younger town than 4 of the 6 around it: Planzolles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planzolles | 53.7 | 33% | 40% | 7.7% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 5.7 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 13.4 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Bessèges 2,606 · 13.6 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 9.6% | 4.7% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 14.7 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Saint-Ambroix 3,445 · 16 mi | 56.1 | 37% | 7.8% | 5% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 16 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Planzolles
What is the population of Planzolles?
164 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (135).
How old are Planzolles’ residents?
The median age is 53.7, older than 92% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Planzolles?
62, with occasional dwellings: 40% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Planzolles?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.7% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (5.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Planzolles?
€20,580 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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